造字
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Chinese
to make; to build; to invent to make; to build; to invent; to manufacture |
letter; symbol; character letter; symbol; character; word | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (造字) | 造 | 字 | |
| simp. #(造字) | 造 | 字 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˋ ㄗˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zàozìh
- Wade–Giles: tsao4-tzŭ4
- Yale: dzàu-dz̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzawtzyh
- Palladius: цзаоцзы (czaoczy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zou6 zi6
- Yale: jouh jih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzou6 dzi6
- Guangdong Romanization: zou6 ji6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sou̯²² t͡siː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chō-lī
- Tâi-lô: tsō-lī
- Phofsit Daibuun: zoixli
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡so³³⁻¹¹ li³³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ³³⁻²¹ li³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Verb
造字
- to create a Chinese character (or any type of character in general)
- (typography) to draw a character
Noun
造字
- created or made-up Chinese character (or any type of character in general)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 造 | 字 |
| ぞう Grade: 5 |
じ Grade: 1 |
| on’yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
Verb
造字する • (zōji suru) ←ざうじ (zauzi)?suru (stem 造字し (zōji shi), past 造字した (zōji shita))
- to create or make up a Chinese character
Conjugation
Conjugation of "造字する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 造字し | ぞうじし | zōji shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 造字し | ぞうじし | zōji shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 造字する | ぞうじする | zōji suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 造字する | ぞうじする | zōji suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 造字すれ | ぞうじすれ | zōji sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 造字せよ¹ 造字しろ² |
ぞうじせよ¹ ぞうじしろ² |
zōji seyo¹ zōji shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 造字される | ぞうじされる | zōji sareru | |
| Causative | 造字させる 造字さす |
ぞうじさせる ぞうじさす |
zōji saseru zōji sasu | |
| Potential | 造字できる | ぞうじできる | zōji dekiru | |
| Volitional | 造字しよう | ぞうじしよう | zōji shiyō | |
| Negative | 造字しない | ぞうじしない | zōji shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 造字せず | ぞうじせず | zōji sezu | |
| Formal | 造字します | ぞうじします | zōji shimasu | |
| Perfective | 造字した | ぞうじした | zōji shita | |
| Conjunctive | 造字して | ぞうじして | zōji shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 造字すれば | ぞうじすれば | zōji sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||